Aramark reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(12,107 total reviews)
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John Zillmer

58% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Aramark has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 12,107 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aramark employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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12K reviews
3.0
Jun 25, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

-Great benefits, for those who qualify -Tries to promote from within first -low cost of living -some managers were EXCELLENT, some of the very best people I've known -hires from all over the country and world, providing a chance to experience other cultures

Cons

-didn't always follow through with perks and promises -little to no training -wages only at or below industry standard, making it hard to live on -felt like the bottom line is more important than employees or even guests -yearly increases were capped at a low percent, regardless of performance -most local leadership were poor managers and some were downright terrible -poor communication and lack of transparency -no job security -typical corporate mentality of "do more with less" got to insane proportions over the ten plus years I was there - not sustainable

4.0
Jun 13, 2014

Change

Recommend
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Pros

Good company to work for.

Cons

A lot of change in resent years. A lot is asked of management and you don’t have enough support for the support staff.

1.0
Jun 12, 2014

Profit Driven, Lack of Management Support

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Aramark Higher Education often provides the first job to many college students. College kids on campus who need/want a job are able to work on campus with a flexible schedule that revolves around their class schedule.

Cons

The "Pro" mentioned is the only pro I could think of and I had to think pretty hard because basically, the pro can sometimes be a "Con". There are many students who think they want to work, but still have no idea what it means to be responsible for a job. While Aramark claims that it provides students with real-world work experience- THAT IS A LIE. If the students who don't show up for work, arrive habitually late, mouth off, etc at their campus job should perform this way in the real world- they'll be fired. BUT NOT WITH ARAMARK. Aramark, wants to eventually hire these students into supervisory roles with pennies more than minimum wage. They profit off of cheap labor. This fact is consistent across all accounts everywhere. There is poor or no training and then pure frustration by upper management when the job is not carried out correctly. There is absolutely no upper management support to ensure that HR issues at the account level are being handled appropriately. Managers have been fired without warning and their jobs have been threatened by the GM for issues that have been out of the person's control. The GM at my account did not care to listen to the managers requests for its departmental needs and forced managers to operate its retail and residential food outlets with incredibly minimal staff while still demanding an increase in sales and spotless, safe, work environments. There is a huge lack of respect among managers and absolutely no support or cooperation from the GM or Regional Directors when department managers request it. The only focus is on making the revenue goals. The service and product deliverables are subpar at best.

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